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Hull breached Premier League ticketing rules last season by not offering concessionary prices to children and senior citizens in certain parts of the KCOM Stadium.

Following complaints from fans, the Premier League charged the club and an independent commission, compromised of two senior barristers and a former club secretary, was set up to consider the case.

The commission’s verdict, announced on Friday, is that Hull were in breach of rule R.8 and must comply with it if they are promoted to the Premier League in the next five years.

In a statement, the Premier League said: “Following the commission’s decision, Hull City has agreed, should the club be promoted to the Premier League in the future, that it will comply with Premier League rules regarding concessions.

“If the club is promoted between 2018 and 2022, it has committed to specifically offering at least 10 per cent of its home match tickets to senior citizens and juniors at a discount of no less than 10 per cent compared to standard adult prices.

“The Commission found that Hull City acted in good faith throughout its inquiry.”

The Reds boss on the transfer window

Suspension for Carlos

Carlos Carvalhal will serve a touchline ban and will not be in the dugout for tomorrow’s game, according to a statement on the Wednesday website...

The FA have today released this statement following the Owls’ Carabao Cup second round tie against Bolton Wanderers in August:

Carlos Carvalhal will serve a two-match touchline ban with immediate effect following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing on Thursday [7 September 2017].

The Sheffield Wednesday manager was charged for misconduct in relation to his behaviour in the 88th minute of the EFL Cup game against Bolton Wanderers on 22 August 2017. The charge was designated as a non-standard case as this was Mr Carvalhal’s second misconduct charge within 12 months.

Mr Carvalhal, who partially admitted the charge and requested a personal hearing, was also fined £4,000. Bolton manager Phil Parkinson was fined £2,000 after admitting misconduct during the same fixture and accepted the standard penalty.

Sheffield Wednesday’s Performance Director Andy Kalinins was also charged for misconduct following a 90th minute incident in the same game. He will serve an immediate two-match touchline ban after admitting the charge and was fined £3,000.

A statistical look at Wednesday vs Forest

Sheff Wed (16) v Nottm Forest (6)

Wednesday forward Fernando Forestieri has been ruled out for three months because of a knee injury which requires surgery. The Owls will still be without skipper Glenn Loovens (hip) and midfielder Sam Hutchinson (knee), while midfielder Kieran Lee (hip) is working his way back to full fitness. Defender Joost van Aken and on-loan midfielder Jacob Butterfield are both in contention.

On-loan Bournemouth goalkeeper Adam Federici will have to wait a little longer to make his Forest debut after suffering an injury while on international duty with Australia. Midfielder Chris Cohen has undergone a minor knee procedure and will be out for a couple of weeks.

A Hillsborough ticket update...

Forest fans are reminded that coach travel is free for the game tomorrow, and tickets are on sale from the ticket office until 1pm tomorrow (Saturday). Adults cost £33, with all other prices starting at £5 and rising up to £23.

Forest face the Owls at Hillsborough on Saturday (Image: Getty )

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If you’re going to Hillsborough tomorrow, keep an eye out for these ales...

An hour to go...

Here’s the full statement from the Premier League on Forest’s Championship rivals Hull City.

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From Hull...

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This doesn’t feel like that long ago...

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The Friday web chat is OPEN!

The Forest web chat is now live. Two hours of absolute joy for Paul Taylor who is sat to my left ready get stuck into his barrage of questions today. If you want yours answered, you can right here.

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Gary Hooper is the man David Prutton expects to score first at Hillsborough tomorrow evening in what he predicts will be a 2-2 draw.

Owls striker Gary Hooper (Image: Getty )

11:41KEY EVENT

An exciting game predicted at Hillsborough

Fomer Red and Owl David Prutton expects goals between Wednesday and Forest tomorrow and has gone for a 2-2 draw.

Two of my old teams meet at Hillsborough and it should be an intriguing clash. Both would have been disappointed with their results before the break as Sheffield Wednesday drew with Burton and Nottingham Forest lost to Leeds.

I think there’s more expectation on Wednesday, and they look like less than the sum of their parts at the moment. Both managers will set their sides up to win, but I can’t split them. Score draw.